The day this appears is Valentine's Day. A year has 356 days. One year a date people express their love and respect for their mothers and one another day people express their love towards their better halves.
That leaves 363 days left when nothing, no feelings need to be expressed. This is a very peculiar situation. I love my wife, but I only have to show it one day a year. The other days just melt into nothing. No showings of love and tenderness necessary. This kind of make life very simple and easy. This is almost like the confession in the Catholic church. One commits a bad thing, goes to church, confesses it to the priest who says say six Hail Mary and all is forgiven.
363 days a year we can behave badly towards our partner or mom as long as on those one days we show love, bring flower and maybe serve breakfast in bed. Apropos, after breakfast in bed the good wife usually cleans up the kitchen!
I never heard of Valentine's Day until I came to this country. This is a strictly commercial event when Hallmark can sell its cards, restaurants can create special menus and florists can up their usual prices. But when you in Rome do as the Romans do!
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